A DMV check revealed the man had two warrants out for his arrest for allegedly driving on a suspended license.

Police allegedly discovered the gun under the driver’s seat.

He was arrested on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, receiving stolen property and for the two outstanding warrants, Ryburn said.

Hope was being held in lieu of $70,000 bail ahead of his court appearance scheduled for later this week.

[For the Record Jan. 16: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the gun was reported stolen from a public storage unit of LAPD’s West Los Angeles station last fall. In fact, the theft report was merely filed with the station.]